Mr Dabare spent his childhood in a number of different countries around the world whilst travelling with his dad. He was first introduced to Martial Arts at the age of 5 by his grandfather Mr Edward Dabare (Grand Master); Chan studied different martial arts whilst living in Hong Kong during his early stages of his working life.

Since then he continued learning new skills and really begun to understand the philosophy of Martial Arts when he was introduced to Grand Master Parisi by Mr Sears. Chan is also a certified RFU coach.

Mr Dabare was granted Chief Examiner status in Qi Kwan Do in October 2014.